I see both sides of this situation. I feel for the police who must deal with these wounded soldiers. The DA must do his job and protect society. It is the Army that is dropping the ball.
Josh is not alone. The military has discharged many soldiers after suppressing their symptoms by getting them addicted to painkillers. The system needs to be fixed. Their solution, dump them on society and let the judicial system care for them!
I not only feel for the police, but the spouses, children, family, neighbors, and the wounded soldiers themselves who are experiencing this hell. The solution is not to just fix Joshua, but to resolve this massive atrocity to many wounded warriors.
Please take a moment and listen to the video of Sen. Murray questioning the Sec. of Defense Panetta on the mistreatment of our wounded soldiers.
Sad part of this is that the Army wants to dishonorably discharge Josh and he will get no VA benefits, no disability, no medical care..... This is what he gets for giving his life to the military.
Yes,you're correct to say that people shouldn't be harming...or threatening to harm...cops or firemen.That's a no brainer.And it may well be that the Army,too,is failing this soldier.The reason I focused on the DA is because he should thoroughly investigate this matter before deciding on a plan.You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that this soldier,at the very worst,belongs in a psyciatric hospital rather than facing charges of attempted murder.IMO,99% of the insanity pleas in this country are bogus but in this case that's obviously the case.The DA should know that.